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Cat. No. 15-1981
OWNER’S MANUAL
Please read before using this equipment.
181-CHANNEL REMOTE CONTROL
CABLE CONVERTER
with Volume Control
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15-1981.fm Page 2 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM INTRODUCTION Your RadioShack 181-Channel Re- this Owner’s Manual before you begin mote Control Cable Converter lets you to install your converter. connect a non-cable-ready video product to cable. It is compatible with WARNING: To reduce the risk of fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to all cable systems and gives you com- rain or moisture. plete remote control selection of all cable channels (VHF, Mid-Band, Su- per-Band, and Hyp
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15-1981.fm Page 3 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM CONTENTS Preparation ........................................................................................................... 4 Setting CH4/CH3 ............................................................................................ 4 Choosing the Cable System Type ................................................................... 4 Connecting the Converter to AC Power .......................................................... 5 Turnin
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15-1981.fm Page 4 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM PREPARATION Your converter’s remote control re- Warning: Dispose of old batteries quires two AAA batteries (not sup- promptly and properly. Do not burn or plied) for power. For the best bury them. performance and longest life, we rec- ommend RadioShack alkaline batter- Caution: If you do not plan to use the ies. remote control for a month or more, remove the batteries. Batteries can Cautions: leak chemicals that can destroy elec- tronic parts.
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15-1981.fm Page 5 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM Caution: To avoid damaging your CONNECTING THE converter, make sure your converter is CONVERTER TO AC not connected to an AC outlet before POWER setting IRC/HRC/STD. Plug the converter’s power cord into a Note: If you are not sure what type of standard AC outlet. channel frequency system your cable system uses, contact your local cable company. If the cable system in your area is not standard, use a paper clip or other pointed object to set
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15-1981.fm Page 6 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM USING THE SWITCHED AC OUTLET The converter’s built-in switched AC outlet lets you connect a TV or anoth- er electronic device that uses 120V, 60Hz power (up to 600 watts) directly to the converter. Press POWER on the converter or re- mote control to turn on the converter and the outlet. Press POWER again to turn them off. Notes: • If a TV you plugged into the switched AC outlet has an instant- on feature, it might go into a standby mode when
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15-1981.fm Page 7 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM CONNECTING THE CONVERTER CONNECTING TO A TV CONNECTING TO CABLE Use the supplied 75-ohm coaxial ca- How you connect your converter de- ble with F-type connectors to connect pends on the complexity of your video the 75-ohm terminal on your TV to the system. Refer to the connection ex- RF OUT terminal on the back of the amples on the next few pages to find converter. If your TV has only 300- the one that is most similar to your ohm terminals, us
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15-1981.fm Page 8 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM Single-Wire Cable System Connect to TV R/F Inputs Switched AC Outlet Cable Converter TV Set CH4/CH3 From Cable Company To Standard Matching Transformer AC Plug from TV Set AC Outlet (75-300 Ohm) Connect to TV Audio/Video Inputs TV Set Cable Converter Switched AC Outlet From Cable TV Set Company To Standard AC Outlet 8
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15-1981.fm Page 9 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM Two-Wire Cable System Some cable systems offer more than 181 channels and include two incoming wires. To use your converter with such a system, install an A/B switch (not supplied), available from your local RadioShack store, to connect the cable company’s wires to the converter. A/B Switch Two Wires From Cable Company Switched Cable Converter AC Outlet To Standard From CH4/CH3 AC Outlet Cable Company TV Set AC Plug From TV Set Matchin
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15-1981.fm Page 10 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM CONNECTING TO A VCR Recording and Viewing a Non-Premium Cable Channel This connection lets you record a non-premium cable channel while you view it. Cable Converter Switched AC Outlet CH4/CH3 To Standard From Cable Company AC Outlet (both) VCR TV Set To Standard AC Outlet Matching Transformer (75-300 Ohm) 10
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15-1981.fm Page 11 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM Recording and Viewing a Premium Cable Channel This connection lets you: • record a premium or non-premium cable channel while you view it • record a premium cable channel while you view a non-premium cable channel • record a non-premium cable channel while you view another non-premium cable channel Use an A/B switch (not supplied) to connect your TV set to the VCR and the cable converter. Use a two-way splitter (not supplied) to connect the c
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15-1981.fm Page 12 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM OPERATION Sample Display Indications OPERATING THE CONVERTER’S RECEIVER Standby/Favorite Channel Press POWER on the converter or re- Sleep Timer mote control to turn the converter and Parental Lock the switched AC outlet on and off. When you turn off the converter, a dot • 125 — CATV Channel 125. appears on the lower right corner of the display to indicate that the con- • U16 — TV Channel 16. verter is in standby mode. • U52. — TV Channel
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15-1981.fm Page 13 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM RESET (Fine Tuning Center) — press USING THE REMOTE to return to the default setting. CONTROL POWER — press to turn the converter The remote control lets you operate and the switched AC outlet on and off. your converter from across the room. For the most dependable operation, CATV/TV — press to select CATV or point the remote control toward the TV mode. converter’s display. VOL / — press to increase vol- Here is a description of each of the
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15-1981.fm Page 14 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM store the sound, press MUTE again or Remote Control TVs repeatedly press VOLUME or on If your TV has a remote control and the converter or VOL or on the your converter’s remote control inter- remote control. feres with the TV’s operation, either turn off the TV’s remote control fea- ture (if the TV has a remote control on/ off switch) or cover the TV’s remote control receiver window (with a piece of black tape, for example). MUTE ADJUSTIN
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15-1981.fm Page 15 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM Locking a Channel SETTING THE SLEEP TIMER 1. Repeatedly press CH or on the remote control to select the Follow these steps to set the convert- channel you want to lock. er to automatically turn off after a cer- tain length of time (90, 60, or 30 2. Press PL. ¨¨ appears. minutes). 3. Hold down FINE TUNE to lock 1. Press SLEEP. 9.0 appears and the selected channel. . the sleep timer indicator lights. appears to confirm the entry. 2. Repe
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15-1981.fm Page 16 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM Unlocking a Channel CHANGING THE SECURITY CODE 1. Repeatedly press CH or on the remote control to select the 1. Repeatedly press CH or on desired locked channel. the remote control to select a locked channel. 2. Press PL then use the number keys on the remote control to enter the current 4-digit security code (preset to 2999). 3. Press PL then use the number keys on the remote control to enter a new 4-digit security code. 4. Press FINE T
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15-1981.fm Page 17 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM VARIATIONS IN Indicator Cable Channel CHANNEL NUMBERING 12 12 13 Some cable companies use a channel numbering system that is different 14 A from the one used by your converter. 15 B For example, the channel your cable 16 C company calls 21 might appear as 18 on the converter’s display. 17 D 18 E Use the supplied channel number la- 19 F bels to mark the cable company’s channel numbers that differ from the 20 G channels on the converter’s dis
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15-1981.fm Page 18 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM Indicator Cable Channel Indicator Cable Channel Indicator Cable Channel 41 EE or W+5 70 ZZ or W+34 99 A-1 42 FF or W+6 71 AAA or W+35 100 YYY or W+59 43 GG or W+7 72 BBB or W+36 101 ZZZ or W+60 44 HH or W+8 73 CCC or W+37 102 W+61 45 II or W+9 74 DDD or W+38 103 W+62 46 JJ or W+10 75 EEE or W+39 104 W+63 47 KK or W+11 76 FFF or W+40 105 W+64 48 LL or W+12 77 GGG or W+41 106 W+65 49 MM or W+13 78 HHH or W+42 107 W+66 50 NN or W+14 79 III or W+
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15-1981.fm Page 19 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM CARE AND MAINTENANCE Your RadioShack 181-Channel Remote Control Cable Converter is an example of superior design and craftsmanship. The following suggestions will help you care for your converter so you can enjoy it for years. Keep the converter dry. If it gets wet, wipe it dry immediately. Liquids might contain minerals that can corrode the electronic circuits. Use and store the converter only in normal temperature environ- ments. Temperatur
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15-1981.fm Page 20 Tuesday, March 30, 1999 9:09 AM THE FCC WANTS YOU TO KNOW Your converter might cause TV or radio interference even when it is operating properly. To determine whether your converter is causing the interference, turn off your converter. If the interference goes away, your converter is causing it. Try to eliminate the interference by: • moving your converter away from the receiver • connecting your converter to an outlet that is on a different electrical circuit from the rece
